From 1999 to 2004, a significant body of
empirical research had emerged supporting the efficacy of certain
treatment protocols with abused children and their families. Despite the
emerging evidence regarding effective treatments, there was a strong
perception by many leaders in the field that use of this evidence in a
reliable way was still rare in the child abuse field. In this context,
the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City agreed to support
the systematic identification of best practices on helping children heal
from the impact of child abuse, and spread those effective
interventions. This effort was conducted under the
broad overview of the National
Call To Action: A Movement to End Child Abuse and Neglect (NCTA).

Through this process, three intervention protocols emerged as clear,
consensus choices as "Best Practices" in the field of child abuse
treatment:

In 2004, despite the demonstrated efficacy of
these interventions, there is little evidence that they have rapidly
spread across the nation and are being widely offered to abused children
and their families. Help us to spread these Best Practices by
printing and distributing the electronic version of the Kauffman
Best Practices Project Final Report,
published in 2004, described these practices and encouraged their
dissemination. Five years later, two of these practices, TF-CBT
and PCIT, are well-known evidence-based practices used throughout the
United States.

Citation:

Chadwick Center on Children and Families. (2004). Closing the
quality chasm in child abuse treatment: Identifying and
disseminating best practices. San Diego, CA: Author.